Whananaki bar Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.52° S 174.48° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is 19.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Apr)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Evening (27 Apr)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thu 30
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	23	13	12	8	9	6	6	6	6	8	8	10	62	62	59	60	66	40	75	123	182	178	151	131
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide		3:33AM1.90m				4:05PM1.75m				4:30AM1.90m				5:03PM1.79m				5:21AM1.90m				5:54PM1.84m
Low Tide				9:57AM0.38m				10:14PM0.41m				10:53AM0.35m				11:10PM0.41m				11:42AM0.30m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	6:58
	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	5:39
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	15	17	18	16	16	17	15	15	15	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	11	13	12	14	15	14	14	16	13	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	17	17	17	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 4	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	NE 7	NE 9	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	23	13	12	8	8	6	3	1	3	2	2	11	11	11	26	26	23	23	21	123	182	178	151	131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 5	N 12	E 10	N 12	E 10	N 17	N 16	E 10	NE 16	NE 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11
kJ	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	3	12	8	11	8	22	5	2	10	10	22	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	E 8	E 8	N 12	E 10	N 17	NE 8	E 10	NE 17	E 10	E 10	NE 10	NE 16	N 14	N 14	N 14	NE 15	NNE 15
kJ	4	3	14	14	13	13	13	6	6	11	8	23	2	2	12	2	2	4	10	4	15	4	8	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 2	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 3	—	—	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	5	9	6	3	4	1	—	—	10	62	62	59	60	66	40	75	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Ledge Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Whananaki bar Northland	Sandy Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	3	1	3	1	1	3	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	22	22	97	127	127	34	127	127	82	82	57	82	82	82	82	61	82	60	60	82	60	12	0	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Herangi Beach	Baylys Beach	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	1	1	4	2	3	4	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	9
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Yellow sands Point South Africa	Banana Beach South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Double Mouth South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	6	6	9

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